Tag: WWII

Briefly, Nanjing – The Living Spirits of Nanjing

Briefly, Nanjing – The Living Spirits of Nanjing

Having learned that the museums of Nanjing are closed on Mondays, I was determined to visit the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Jiangdongmen on Sunday, my second-last full day in Nanjing.  For it was one of the main …

Nanjing Requiem

Nanjing Requiem

By Ha Jin It was an emotional experience reading this book.  Told from the perspective of Anling, a foreman at Jinling Women’s College in Nanjing, the narrative pries open one of the most painful chapters in modern Chinese history—the Rape of Nanking. The story begins …